The person who came was wearing a blue official uniform, and was about thirty years old and had a fair face. Although he seemed to be a weak scholar, there was a hint of righteousness between his eyebrows.
Seeing this man coming, the two soldiers stepped forward and bowed, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, you are not unaware that prohibiting refugees from entering the city is because the governor of the state gave the death order. Naturally, we dare not disobey it. This old man is not. If we want to go in, we are helpless.
Hearing this, the chief minister sighed, knowing that the two of them were telling the truth, but he still scolded him: "The order is the order, but the old man cannot be treated like this,"
"What the adults taught me is that villains dare not,"
The two soldiers hurriedly admitted their mistakes and then retreated to the city gate.
"Come on, old man,"
The chief minister asked the servant to bring two steamed buns and handed them to the old man.
"Sir Xie, Mr Xie,"
The old man trembled and took the steamed bun, then kept kowtowing and thanking him.
"Oh..." Looking at the old man's pitiful appearance, the Changshi sighed, looking painful.
"Sir, this is not a solution. There are so many refugees here. As long as the state governor does not give orders, they will probably die outside the city," a servant who looks like a servant walked to him and said.
"Hey, these things cannot be decided by me, a little chief, and I, have a little bit of power," Chief Secretary sighed, then looked at the refugees outside and returned to the city.
"General, this looks pretty good," Zhao Qingcang walked to Su Yan and said, obviously he also saw the scene just now.
Su Yan nodded, then walked into the city gate.
State Palace Mansion.
"Come on, please sit down, two generals," Dingzhou Prefecture Guard Qin Huaifeng was greeting two generals in armor to sit down, and someone gave tea.
These two men in armor were Su Fei and Qi Ying. They led the large army to come under Su Yan's order. They came outside Ding'an City yesterday and came to the city again today to discuss matters.
As soon as the two sat down, the other walked in. The man was about forty years old, with bright eyes and sharp faces like a knife, with clear edges and corners. A faint evil aura came out. It was the head general of the Dingzhou Army, General Luo Shan.
"General Luo," Su Fei and Qi Ying stood up and clasped their fists when they saw Luo Shan coming.
"Two generals, please sit down," Luo Shan smiled and replied with a greeting.
"I won't say much. Let me talk about the current situation first. According to the scout's response, the main force of the chaos army is sieging the city and staggering the ground in the south. I want to ask, why did Lord Qin and General Luo not send troops? ”
Qi Ying didn't want to talk nonsense, and knew that Su Yan had assigned them the task, so he was straightforward.
"Oh, you two come from afar, take a rest first, let's talk about this later," Qin Huaifeng was stunned, then smiled softly and said in harmony.
"My lord is such a bad word. We are here under the emperor's order. Now the situation is critical, so I dare not slackew for a moment. Please let me know," Su Fei said, "I didn't want to be careless with these two people.
"This..." Qin Huaifeng did not expect these two people to be so tough, and then turned his head to look at Luo Shan.
"The two of you are new to us and don't know what's going on here. The situation here is really special, so you didn't dare to send troops without authorization," Luo Shan said with a light cough.
"Now we are here, please send troops to the general,"
"This...is probably not possible," Luo Shan frowned slightly and said.
"Why is this?" Su Fei and Qi Ying were very surprised and asked.
"The enemy is coming in a fierce manner. We don't understand the situation. How can we send troops without authorization? It's better to wait a while to find out before we talk about it," Luo Shan shirked.
"If you wait a little longer, I'm afraid the other party has already hit the door," Su Fei snorted coldly, knowing that the two of them were deliberately delaying and becoming more impatient.
"Anyway, you can't send troops now," Luo Shan was a little angry when he saw the two of them being so aggressive. After all, their military ranks were not as good as him. He just saw that they were sent by the people above to give them some face. Who knew that The two of them were so ignorant.
"No, you must send troops," Su Fei followed Su Yan for a long time and was also infected with some of his temper. Su Yan has always paid attention to the speed of troops and does not leave any chance for the other party.
"Don't forget, you two, I am the main general here," Luo Shan's expression became increasingly ugly, he snorted coldly, and sat down alone.
"General Luo, don't forget that what we General Su received was the emperor's order. He has the power to make strategic decisions," Qi Ying also smiled.
"Then let your General Su come over, why haven't you seen the real master for so long?"
As soon as these words came out, Su Fei and Qi Ying's expressions were also stagnant. Su Yan should have arrived earlier than them, but who knows that there are no people yet.
Seeing the two of them, Luo Shan became more and more confident: "What's more, your General Su is just a general, and he is the same level as me. At a young age, does he dare to suppress me?"
"you..."
After hearing this, Su Fei was furious. Fortunately, Qi Ying grabbed him. Although Luo Shan was hateful, he was telling the truth. If Su Yan didn't come, it would be impossible for them to compete with Luo Shan.
"Is that true? General Luo has a very big tone?"
Just as Luo Shan was sneering, a voice suddenly came.
"who,"
Luo Shan's expression suddenly stopped and he asked.
"Su Yan,"
Su Yan walked in slowly, then stood still and looked at Luo Shan with a drastic expression, smiling without saying a word.
"Oh, it turns out that General Su is here. Please sit down."
Qin Huaifeng, who was beside him, saw something wrong, hurriedly came forward and asked Su Yan to sit down with a spring breeze on his face.
"No need, just be busy with the business first."
Su Yan bowed to Qin Huaifeng, declined, and then asked Su Fei and the others: "What's the situation?"
When Su Fei and Qi Ying saw Su Yan coming, they breathed a sigh of relief and then told them the current situation.
As Su Yan knew, the main force of the chaos army came north, with a total of 10,000 troops, including many surrendered soldiers, and had formal training, so naturally they were not like Qingze Prefecture. The rabble can compare to.
They have captured many cities along the way, and have now reached 150 miles outside Ding'an City.
Su Yan nodded, then turned to look at Luo Shan and asked, "I dare to ask General Luo why he didn't send troops,"
"Because the situation is unclear, there may be dangers in sending troops rashly," Su Yan was the general of the emperor's imperial conferred rebellion, so Luo Shan did not dare to be too presumptuous.
"Why is the situation unknown? The chaos has been beginning for so many days. Now, you, the Lord of Dingzhou, will you explain that the situation is unknown in the future?"
Su Yan sneered and asked.
"This..." Luo Shan's expression stagnated, not knowing how to answer.
"Okay, remember this in advance, assemble the army and launch troops tomorrow," Su Yan waved his hand and gave the order directly.
"No, you can't send troops," Luo Shan flatly refused.
"Yes, should the general consider it again?" Qin Huaifeng also said.
"No, I say I'll send troops, then send troops. If the two of you are not convinced, you can write to the court and ask the emperor to make a decision."
Su Yan suddenly turned his head, his tone unstoppable.
"This... obey the order,"
The two were shocked and knew that the person in front of them was not an ordinary person, but a special envoy granted by the imperial court, so they dared not say anything more.
After seeing Su Yan and his group leave, Luo Shan snorted suddenly, with a gloomy expression: "A young boy, relying on his power, dares to be so arrogant,"
"General, don't be careless. This Su Yan is not an ordinary person," Qin Huaifeng looked at Su Yan's departure back deeply and said.
"What do you mean,"
"The current emperor is a wise ruler. Will he give such a heavy reward to a young man for no reason? It must be that this person is indeed outstanding. Su Yan is extraordinary. I have read his resume and the battle in Liaozhou
In the middle, he almost turned the tide with one man and saved the crisis in Liaozhou."
"It's so powerful," Luo Shan was shocked and his expression changed drastically.
Qin Huaifeng nodded, then sighed, his eyes narrowed slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"So sooner or later, he will find out about our matter," Luo Shan asked with a frown.
"This is also what I worry about," Qin Huaifeng's eyes narrowed, and a sharp edge that was completely different from his previous magnanimity.
"What should I do? Why don't I give him some gold and silver beauties and bribe him," Luo Shan remembered the way he used to deal with these imperial envoys.
"It's useless, have you forgotten? Yesterday we gave Su Fei and Qi Ying a lot of gold and silver in the name of condolences, but they all retreated. The subordinates are like this, let alone him, the leader of the army."
"This is not possible, that is not possible. What should we do? Ours are serious sins. If they are shaken out, we will definitely die."
Luo Shan couldn't help but feel anxious, and the ants on the hot pan were walking back and forth in the room.
"Don't panic, let me think about it,"
Qin Huaifeng sat up, frowned and thought.
"Luo Shan, I know who this matter is," Qin Huaifeng asked suddenly.
"Not many," Luo Shan was stunned, and then a ray of cold light suddenly flashed from his eyes: "But it's all dead, except that..."
"Xie Lanling..." Qin Huaifeng suddenly came up.
“Sir, that’s what I mean,”
"I can't care about that much. Kill him. You can send someone to yourself tonight, so you can't miss it." A murderous aura filled Qin Huaifeng's eyes.
"Don't worry, he can't see the sun tomorrow," Luo Shan sneered, then turned around and walked out.
After Su Yan and his group left, they arrived at the inn led by the reception officials and settled down here. Su Fei and Qi Ying reported some of the situation to Su Yan, and then left the city to go to the military camp.
It was already summer, but the nights in Dingzhou were particularly cool. The temperature difference between day and night here was very large, which made people uncomfortable.
Although the economy here is withering, the scenery is extremely beautiful, especially in the late night, the moon is sparse and the soft mercury sprinkles down, and through the lush leaves, the mottled area below is reflected.
Su Yan took a deep breath, the air was refreshing and refreshing.
“It’s a good place,”
Su Yan sighed and was about to go back to the room, but a slight sound suddenly came into his ears. Su Yan turned his head suddenly, and the light from the corner of his eyes happened to catch a black shadow.